Type-setting machine



Oct. 9, 1934. F. H. POEPPE LMEIER 1,975,799

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1M? )dM ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 9, 1934 ra'rssr GFFECE TYPE-SETTHNGMACHINE Frank H. Poeppelmeier, Dayton, Ohio, assignor, by mesneassignments, to Set-O-Type Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, acorporation of Delaware Application October 20, 1931, Serial No. 569,882

38 Claims. (Cl. 276-20) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in type-setting. machines.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a simple,economical and efficient typesetting machine that uses cold, movabletype and is controlled by a typewriter keyboard.

It is another object of my invention to provide a typesetting machine ofthis type which lowers production costs to the minimum and eliminates.10 all electrical solenoids.

Still anotherobject of my invention is to .pro-' vide amachine ofthiskind which is constructed to receive any two of a large number ofmagazines containing different style type faces. Itis thus possible tosubstitute one pair of magazines for another. in a few moments to obtainthe style of type desired." 7

- Other important and incidental objects of my invention will be broughtout in the following specification and particularly set forth in thesubj oined claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating. my invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of my complete type-setting machine. Figure 2 is avertical sectional .viewtaken through the machine, showing the mechanismin detail. Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on theline 33 of Figure 2,showing the arrangementof the keyboard, ejector, indexing mechanism andmarginal gage. Figure 4 is afront' elevational view of the magazines inplace withinthe magazine supporting frame. Figure 5 is a verticalsectional View taken through parts of the assembled machine; Figure 6 isa detailed view showing the type shifting means. Figure '7 is an endview of the hammer shifting mechanism. Figure 8 is a top view of theupper and lower cones and some of the hammer bars. Figure 9 is avcrosssectional view taken through the index casting, showing theinsertible members for supporting a fiat chase in place of a chasesegment below the indexing means. Figure 10 is a front view of thetwisted throat member between the composition board and the typeejector. Figure 11 is a perspective view of one of the component parts,of the twisted throat member. Figure 12 is a perspective View of theother component part of said throat member. Figure 13 is a perspectiveview of a lower corner portion of the upper magazine. Figure 14. is aperspective view of a lower corner portion of the lower magazine. Figure15 is afront view of the lower portion of the keyboard. Figure 16 is-across sectional view'takenion the line l6l6 of Figure 5, showing how themagazines are sup= portedon thexstepped bosses on the magazine sideframes. And Figure 17 is an enlarged sectional View taken through theupper and lower combs, showing the front type of a column ina positionto be forced into the composing board by a hammer.

Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, thenumeral 1 designates the machine frame, which consists of four legs 2 ofchannel section connected at their lower ends by horizontal bracingmembers Secured diagonally between one front and one rear leg, a shortdistance above the brace members 3, is a chase index casting 4. Formedon the middle front face of the latter is an ejector bracket 5, whiledirectly behind it a vertical drum shaft support 6 is secured to a rearleg and-arespective bracing member 3. (See Figure 2.)

At one side of the lower portion of the bracket 5 a hollow boss 7 isformed on the index casting 4; to receive the front end of a drum shaft8. The rear end of this shaft is received by a supporting bushing 9secured to the vertical support 6.

Mounted on the shaft 8, which is adapted to be turned by a handle 10,are two drumdiscs 11, 11 with V notches 11 in their upper portions. Uponthese discs, which are weighted at their lower ends, a drum or segmentchase 12 similar to the drum chase disclosed in my United States LettersPatent No. 1,672,953 granted July 12, 1928, is mounted in a mannerdescribedin that patent. Flat chase railways 13 are formed on the indexcasting 4 to. receive a rail 14 which is formed'in its middle portionwith a hole to receive the reduced end of a rod 15. This rod, theotherre.-v duced, end of which is supported by the upper endof .the'verticalmember 6, is disposed within the V notches 11 in the discs 11, 11 toco-operate with the rail 14in supporting a flat chase 16. if desired,when the chase segment 12 is removed. .(See Figure'Q.)

The chase segment 12, as the flat chase 16 when substituted for thelatter, is indexed by the hand-operated mechanism shown and described inmy United States Letters Patent'No. 1,753,428, granted April 3th, 1930.Briefly, this mechanism comprises a bracket 17 secured to the indexcasting 4 t0 pivotally support a hand lever 18; To the lower :end of thelatter there is pivotally secured one end of a link 19 whose inner endis pivotally attached to-an arm 20 on a shaft 21 that passesthrough ahole in the index casting4. (SeeFigureBJ To'the end'ofthe shaft'on theopposite side of the index casting. an arm 22 is secured. "Attached tothe latterarm is acam bar 23' formed with alongitudinal.slotflthroughwhich a stud 24 in a boss 25 on the indexcasting 4, projects. This cam bar 23 actuates an index pawl 26 throughthe means, and in the manner, disclosed in my said Letters Patent No.1,753,428, for the purpose of indexing the flat or segment chase belowit when the handle 18 is rocked.

Secured to the top of the vertical support 6 is a hinged bracket 27receiving through its upper face an adjustable gage member 28 whichprojects over the chase segment 12 to control the margin of thecomposition set up thereon.

For the purpose of ejecting type laterally into the chase segment 12 orflat chase 16, there is mounted upon the bracket 5 an ejector 29 of thetype illustrated and described in my United States Letters Patents No.1,607,170 granted November 16th, 1926, and No. 1,675,050, granted June26th, 1928.

This ejector is driven from a suitable electric motor 30 secured to abracket 31 which is attached to the index casting 4. (See Figure 3.) Tothe armature shaft 32 of this motor there is secured a pulley 33 thatreceives a driving belt 34 which passes around a pulley 35 on the typeejector 29 to operate the latter.

Type is delivered to the ejector 29 by a composing board 36 of the typeillustrated and de scribed in my United States Letters Patent No.1,686,031, granted October 2nd, 1928. Secured to the upper portion ofthe ejector casing 29 is a twisted throat member 3'7 whose upper end isturned at an angle to receive the apex end 38 of the composing board. Asshown in Figures 10 and 11, this throat member comprises two caste ingsections 39 and 40, which, when connected together, form a lower blockportion 41 and an upper block portion 42 turned at an acute angle toeach other. (See Figures 10, 11 and 12.) The castingsection 39 has anaxial recessed portion 43 through which passes a type tube 44 that istwisted to turn the type passing through it at an angle of substantially126 before that type is delivered to the ejector 29. The type from thecomposing board 36 enters the twisted tube 44 through a rectangular hole45 in the top of the casting section 39. The companion casting section46 is formed with an axial recess 46 to receive the projecting portionof this twisted tube 44 when the two sections are secured together bythe following means to form a correction unit between the type composingboard 36 and the type ejector 29.

The lower block portions 41 of the throat member 37 are formed withscrew and dowel holes to receive screws 4'7 and dowels 48 which not onlyI secure the sections together, but firmly attach the unit to a flange49 on the ejector casing 29.

(See Figures 2 and 10.)

Attached by screws 50 to the sides of the upper block portions 42 of thethroat member 3'7 are side 1 plates 51, 51 that are formed with upperside ears 52, 52 containing holes to receive a shaft 53 upon which aspring clip 54 is mounted. The side plates 51, 51 project a shortdistance above the casting sections 39 and 40 to co-operate with topside flanges 55 on the latter to form a socket to rethat illustrated anddescribed in my said Letters Patent No. 1,686,031, except that thetwisted vertical type tubes 58 and the inclined side channels with whichtheir lower ends communicate, are on one side only of the triangularcore board 59, and that is the side toward the typewriter keyboard 60,the latter being secured by brackets 61 between the front legs 2, 2 ofthe machine frame.

The tube receiving head portion 62 of the type composing board 36 isformed with side holes 63 that register with holes in the sides 64 of arectangular magazine frame 65 secured to the top portions of the legs 2.

Pivot pins 66 are inserted in these registering holes to firmly securethe top of the composing board to this magazine frame.

The magazine frame 65, is secured to the rear legs 2, 2 of the mainframe immediately above a horizontal tie bar 67 attached to them. Justbelow this tie bar the main frame is braced by inclined members 68, 68connected to said legs.

The side members 64, 64 of the magazine frame 65 terminate at theirfront ends in down-turned portions 69 which are secured to the frontlegs 2, 2. Secured between the lower ends of these down-turned portions69, 69 of the magazine frame side members 64 is a spring plate 70. Abovethis plate, a hammer supporting casting '71 is secured between themembers 64, 64. This casting has a flat front surface, and a recessedinner portion '72 with bosses 73 at the ends of the latter. Formed inthese bosses are holes to receive the pivot pins '74 that are secured inthe ends of a hammer shift bar '75. (See Figures 2, 5, 6 and '7.)

The hammer shift bar '75, which is employed to place the type hammers inposition to eject type belonging to the upper or lower case, comprises asingle casting formed with oppositely disposed grooves in its ends toreceive two hammer shafts '76 and '77. The top face portion of thehammer shift bar '75 is formed with two parallel rows of hammer slots'78 and '79. These slots 78, which are shorter than the slots '79, arein horizontal alinement with them. (See Figure '7.) The bottom portionof the hammer supporting casting 71 is formed with similar slots.

Pivotally secured to the upper hammer shaft '76, one in each slot '79,is a plurality of upper type delivery hammers and to the lower hammershaft '77 there is pivotally secured a series of lower delivery hammers81, one in each slot '79. The upper hammers 80 are preferably T shapedstampings, while each lower hammer 81 is an elongated rectangularstamping with a raised portion containing a long slot 82 on one side ofits middle portion, and an enlarged part on the other side of thelatter, containing a short slot 83. Each pair of upper and lower hammers80 and 81 is slidingly connected by studs 84 on the stem portions of theupper hammers, that project into the long slots 82 of the lower hammers.(See Figure 5.)

Each lower hammer 81 is slidingly secured to the upper end of thesubstantially right angled foot portion 85 of a hammer operating lever86 by a stud 8'7 on the latter that is received by the short slot 83 inthe former. These operating levers 86 are free to rock in slots in aboss 88 formed lengthwise of the hammer supporting casting '71 at itslower end. A longitudinal groove 89 formed in this end of the castingreceives a hammer ope crating lever shaft 90 to which the lower ends ofthe hammer operating levers 86 are pivotally connected. (See Figures 2and 5.) Slightly beyond the portion thereof which receives the shaft 90,each operating lever has a recessed end 91 to receive one end of a coilreturn spring 92, the other end of which is secured to the spring plate70. (See Figures 2 and 5.) The levers 86, and through themzthe typhammers, are operated by the keys 93 ofthe typewriter keyboard 60through the agency of the following connecting means. The heel end 94 ofeach operating lever 86 is formed with a hole to receive an end of acoil spring 95.. To the lower hook end of each spring 95 there isconnected one'end of aline 96 such as armature wire, the lower end ofwhich is secured to an apertured ear 9'7 on the particular key 93 thatis to actuate this lever. (See Figure 5.) These typewriter characterkeys 93 are pivotally secured at then-rear ends to key shafts 98 securedto a shaft support 99 within the key case 100.

' The hammer shift bar is operated by the following means through eitherone of the shift keys 181 or 102, each one of which is pivotally securedat its rear end to a key shaft 98. At its middle portion each shift keyis formed with an apertured ear 103 to which one end of a line 104 suchas armature wire is secured. The other end of this wire is secured to aturnbuckle 105. To the upper end of the latter there is secured asimilar wire 106 that is connected at its upper end to the apertured end107 ofa bell crank shift bar lever 108.

Each shift bar lever 108 has formed in its central portion a hole whichreceives the outer end of a respective pivot pin 74 that is fitted inthe outer end of the hole in one of the bosses 73 5 on the hammersupporting casting 71.

i This shift bar lever 108 is formed with two opposite shoulderprojections lllland 111 for engagement with the hammer shafts 76 and 77respectively, so that when the shift bar lever is turned by a shift key,it will rotate the hammer shift bar 75 to a position wherein the hammerscarried by it will deliver either upper case or lower case type from themagazines to be hereinafter described. A coil return spring 112 is Tconnected between the shouldered end 110 of the shift bar lever 108 anda spring plate 113 formed on one of the magazine side frame members 64'.For the purpose of returnng the hammer shift bar 75 to its normalposition a coil'spring 114-is i secured between its upper portion andthe spring plate 113. (See Figure 6.)

The type which the hammers and 81 deliver to the type composing board 36are contained in a pair of magazines 115 and 116. The upper -I magazine115 is adapted to contain the lower case type, while the lower magazine116 is adapted to receive the upper case type. Each magazine consists ofside frame members 117, 117 to which are secured at right angles bottomreinforcement plates 118. To these plates suitable vanes 119 are stakedto provide between them the type receiving grooves. (See Figures 1 and16.) For the purpose of conveniently carrying each magazine, a handle120 is attached to the middle part of each of its side frame members117. While I have illustrated type magazines of the form just described,any other suitable magazines of the same general type may be employed ifde sired.

Secured to the front reinforcing plate 118 of the upper magazine 1 15 isa comb 121. This comb is preferably an L shaped brass casting providedwith vertical slots between upright ribs 122 formed'on its frontportion. Slots-122 in 1 the bottom of thecasting extend inwardly fromthespaces between these .ribs to give the lower hammers free play. (SeeFigure 13.) Y

Each rib projects a slight distance above, and engages the middle frontportion of a type vane 119. The upper portion of each rib is formed toreceive a straddle insert 123 that projects to the top of the rib, sothat the'ribs and flanged portions of the inserts will form at the frontends of the grooves between the vanes, nests to re-. ceive the type fromthe grooves. To the front face of the comb casting 119 there is secureda cover plate 124 formed with slots which register with the slots in thecomb, a broken away portion of that plate being shown in Figure 13.

The upper side faces of the ribs 122 are tapered to guide the front typeof the column in the groove to the inserts 123 at the end of the groove,where that type is held against them by gravity until forced through theopening below by a respective hammer 80 when the key 93 corresponding tothe latter is pressed by the operator.

The inserts 123 are formed on their rear faces with small beveledprojections 123 to assist gravity in holding, the front type in theopening in the front part of the comb until pressed through it by one ofthe hammers.

A comb 125 is secured to the front portion of the reinforcing plate 118of the lower magazine 116. This comb is also an L shaped brass casting 1formed at its front portion with vertical ribs 126.

In their top portions these ribs are formed with grooves,- to receivestraddle inserts 127, which divide the space between the ribs into frontand rear compartments. The legs of these inserts terminate at theirlower ends in offset heels to engage the companion heels on the legs ofthe adjacent inserts to close up the space between them. (SeeFigure 14.)A cover plate 128 is secured to the front face of the comb 125. Thisplate, a broken away portion of which is shown in Figure 14,.is formedwith slots to permit the hammers 81 a free entrance into the spacesbetween the ribs.

The spaces between the ribs 126, the front faces of the inserts 127 andthe cover plate 128, form openings through which the type ejected fromthe upper-comb 121 may drop into the composing board, since the tops ofthe twisted tubes 58 in the latter are directly below these openingswhen the magazines 115 and 116 are mounted in the magazine supportingframe. (See Figure 5.)

For the purpose of properly supporting the upper and lower magazines 115and 116 in the machine, the magazine side frame members 64, 641

have formed on their inner front portions stepped which is in turnalined by gage pins 132 in said magazine side frame members to bring thetype discharge openings in the lower comb 125 directly over the typetubes 58 in the composing board. (5% Figures 5 and 16.) At its rear endthe lower magazine 116 rests upon a boss 133 formed ona When themagazines 115 and 116 are mounted in the machine as above described, thehammers 80 and 81 are free to be projected into the slots in the combscarried by these magazines to eject type from them into the composingboard. Since these hammers are pivoted to the shift bar 75, the upperhammers 80 may be moved by it into the slots in the upper comb 121 toeject lower case type therefrom while the lower hammers 81 aresimultaneously withdrawn from the lower magazine comb 125.

Conversely, when either one of the shift keys 101 or 102 is presseddown, it will rock the hammer shift bar in the opposite direction towithdraw the upper hammers from the slotted comb 121 on the uppermagazine 115 and project the lower hammers into the slotted comb 125 onthe lower magazine to discharge upper case type therefrom.

In Figure 5 the shift keys are in their up positions, permitting thespring 114 to hold the hammer shift bar 75 in a position to maintain theupper hammers 80 in type ejecting positions within the slots in the comb121 on the front end of the upper magazine 115. With the front type ofthe columns in the upper magazine grooves held by gravity against theinserts 123 in front of the grooves, the depression of the keys 93 willpull the front ends of the corresponding hammers 80 down to force thisloosely held front type through the openings between the ribs and theinserts in the upper comb, and on through the front openings between theribs and the inserts in the comb 125 below, into the twisted tubes 58with which these openings communicate in the composing board. (SeeFigures 2 and 17.) In Figure 17 I have shown a front type 136 in aposition to be ejected by a hammer 80 from the comb 121 of the uppermagazine, needing only the depression of the key connected to thathammer to cause the latter to tap that type through the comb openingbelow.

If it is desired to eject an upper case type from the lower magazine116, either one of the shift keys 101 or 102 is depressed to turn thehammer shift bar 75 to a position to withdraw the hammers 80 from theupper comb and project the hammers 81 into the slots in the lower one.Then when the key 93 corresponding to the upper case type desired isdepressed, the hammer 81 for that key will be rocked by it to tap thattype through the rear opening in the comb 125 in which it is held bygravity against the inserts 127 above small beveled p-cjections 137thereon. Such a type is designated by the numeral 138 in Figure 17,where is shown in a position against an insert 127 within the openingbetween the latter, the ribs and front portions of the vanes. Pressureof the columns of type behind it is always sufficient to hold the fronttype within that opening against the inserts until engaged by thehammer. When struck by the latter, the type will be dislodged from itsweak support and fall through the opening directly into the type tube inthe composing board. (See Figure 5.)

For the purpose of holding the hammer shift bar 75 in a position tomaintain the hammers 81 in a position to deliver type from the lowermagazine 116, I have provided in the front portion of the key case 100an L slot 139 to hold the shift key 102 down until it is desired to setthe hammer shift bar for the delivery of lower case type from the uppermagazine.

A slot 140 having a central offset portion 141 is formed in the rightside of the front face of the key case 100 to hold the shift key 101. ata half way point to maintain the hammers 80 and 81 in a neutral positionwhile the magazines are being removed from, or mounted on, the machine.

A curved hammer cover plate 142 is pivotally secured at its lower sideportions by pins 143, 143 between the magazine side frame members 64, 64so that it may be easily moved to uncover or cover the type ejectinghammers.

The two middle grooves in each magazine are adapted to contain quads forspacing purposes. The reason two grooves are set aside for this purposeis that there are more quads needed than type of any one character.

These quads are ejected by the hammers 80 and 81 in the same manner asthe type are forced out of the combs, except that the space bar 144,instead of the keys, is employed for the purpose of actuating thesehammers. The two wires 96, 96 that are connected to the two sets ofhammers 80 and 81 which eject the quads from these middle grooves in themagazines, are connected at their lower ends to two levers 145 and 146respectively, which are pivotally secured at their inner ends to shafts98 within the key case 100. The front ends of these levers projectalmost to the vertical plane of the space bar 144, but are just belowthe normal horizontal plane in which said bar lies when in its normalposition.

In order that the space bar 144 may be adapted to actuate either one ofthese quad ejecting levers, I have secured to the under surface of thebar a longitudinally shiftable trigger 147 formed with a side projection148 which is adapted to be moved to a position over'either one of thefree ends of the levers 145 and 146. When this trigger, for instance, isshifted by the finger grip 149 on its front portion, to a positionwherein its projection 148 is over the free end of the lever 145, thespace bar 144 may be depressed to eject the quads in the magazinegrooves corresponding to that lever until they are exhausted. Then, byshifting the trigger 147 the opposite direction to bring its projection143 over the free end of the lever 146, the spacing quads in the pair ofgrooves in the magazines corresponding to this lever will be ejected atthe desired times by the space bar. (See Figures 2 and 3.)

In operation, a pair of magazines containing the desired style of typein upper and lower case characters is placed upon the magazine sideframe members in a position to properly deliver thistype to thecomposing board when the type board keys are operated. If the style oftype called for is pica, the pair of magazines containing it arewithdrawn from storage and placed in the machine. Later, if the elitestyle of type is desired, the pair of magazines carrying it may beeasily and quickly substituted for the pica magazines on the magazineside frame members. Any number of magazines filled with different stylesof type may thus be kept on hand for use when desired.

After the pair of magazines containing the selected type are in place inthe machine, the shift keys, type keys and space bar on the board 60 maybe operated, causing the hammers to force the type corresponding to theactuated keys from the nests in the combs into the type composing board.If an upper case type character is desired, one of the shift keys isdepressed to turn the hammer shift bar 75 to a position to introduce thehammers 81 into the slotted comb 125 of the lower magazine 116 for thepurpose of ejecting that type into the comnezavec posing board. Lowercasetype is discharged by the hammers from the comb on the uppermagazine when the shift keys are in their extreme upper position.

Before the operator starts to. set up.-a.composition, she actuatesanelectric switch 149. secured to one'of the legs 2, to start the ejectormotor 30. When the type and quads are discharged from the combs of themagazine in response to the operation of the keys and space bar, theydrop in quick. succession into the twisted tubes of the composing board,by which they are turned before entering the tubes in the twisted throatmember 37. During their descent through the latter, the type and spacingquads turned 126 more, so that they will be forced by the ejector 29into the grooves of the chase 12 in a proper printing position. In otherwords, the type is adjusted to the proper angle of the chase during itsdescent through the transfer chute formed by the composing board and thethroat member.

After the selected type and spacing quads enter the motor-operatedejector 29, one side of whose casing is removed in Figure 2, they areforced by it into a groove in the chase. When one line is completed, thechase is movedby the indexing mechanism before described to present thenext groove in it to the discharge opening in the ejector, this sequenceof indexing and ejecting operations being continued until the completepage composition is set upon the chase. The'latter, whether it be thesegment 12 or the fiat chase 16, is then removed for insertion in asuitable press.

Having described my invention, I claim:

' 1. In a type-setting machine, an inclined magazine provided with aseries of type grooves, a type delivery member at the lower end of saidmagazine, a vertical transfer chute below said delivery member, thelatter being provided with type discharge openings over said chute, thatcommunicate with the type grooves in the magazine, a'fiat surface formedwith a small beveled projection in each opening against which the fronttype of each column in said grooves is held in said opening by theweight of that column-of type, a series of keys, and hammersmechanically operated by respective keys to engage from abovecorresponding front type in said openings to force them through thelatter into the transfer chute below.

2. In a type-setting machine, an inclined magazine providedwith a seriesof type grooves, a

; type delivery member at the lower end of said magazine, a verticaltransfer chute below said delivery member, the latter being providedwith type discharge openings over said chute, that communicate with thetype grooves in the magazine, a flat surface formed with a small beveledprojection in each opening against which the front type of each columnin said grooves is held in said opening by the weight of that column'oftype, a series of key levers, hammers adapted to "engage from abovecorresponding front type in said openings to push them through thelatter into the transfer chute below, an operating lever for eachhammer, and a line connection'between each key lever and its-corre-rsponding hammer operating lever.

3. In a type-setting machine, an inclined magazine provided with aseries of type grooves, a type discharge comb secured to the lower endof 'said magazine, a vertical transfer chute below said comb, verticalribs on the comb, adapted tobear against the lower 'end of the magazine,each pair of ribs providing between them a space to receive the fronttype of a column of type in a respective magazine groove, flanges .onsaid ribs at the rear of the type receiving spaces between them, thefront type of said columns of typecbeing heldby-gravity against saidflanges, in the spaces between the ribs, a series of keys, and hammersoperated by respective keys to engage from above corresponding fronttype in the spaces between the ribs to forcethem through said spacesinto the transfer chute below. a I

4. In a type-setting machine, a pair of superimposed inclined magazines,oneprovided with grooves to receive upper case type and the otherprovided with grooves to receive lower case type, each magazineprovided'with a-series of type discharge openings at the lower ends ofsaid grooves, a vertical transfer chute below the type dischargeopenings in the lower magazine, a series of keys, ejecting membersoperated by respective keys to force selected type through said openingsinto the transfer chute below, a set of ejecting members for eachmagazine,- a shift key, and means actuated by the latter for placing one'set of ejecting members in position to deliver type from one magazineinto the transfer chute and for simultaneously withdrawing the other setof ejecting members from a type engaging position. v s

5. In a type-setting machine, of pair of superimposed inclinedmagazines, one provided with grooves .to receive upper case type and theother providedwith grooves to receive lowercase type, each magazine,provided with a series of type dis charge openings at the lower ends ofsaid grooves, a vertical transfer chute below the type dischargeopenings in the lower magazine, means in each opening against which thefront type of each column in said grooves is held .in said opening bythe weight of that column of type, a series .of keys, hammers operatedby respective keys to engage from above corresponding front-type in saidopening to force them through the latter into the transfer chute below,aset of hammers for each magazine, a shift key, and'means actuated bythe latter for placing one set of hammers in position to eject type fromone magazine into the transfer chute, and for simultaneously with-.drawing the other setof hammersfrom a type engaging position. I V V V 6.In a type-setting machine, a pair of -super-. imposed inclinedmagazines, one provided with grooves to receive upper case typeiandtheother provided with grooves to receive lower case type, each magazineprovided with a series of type dis! charge openings at the lower ends ofsaid grooves, a vertical transfer chute below the type dischargeopenings in the lower magazine, means in each opening against which thefronttype of each column of type in said grooves is held in said openingby the weight of that column of type, a series of keys, hammers operatedby respective keys to engage from above corresponding front type insaidopenings to force them through the latter into the transfer chutebelow, a set of hammers foreachmagazine, apivoted shift means upon whichthe two sets of hammers are mounted, a

shift key lever, and a connection between said shiftkey lever and theshift means to rock the latter to place one set of hammers in positionto eject type from one magazine and for simultaneously withdrawing theother set of hammers from a type engaging-position FIB '7. In atype-setting machine, a pair of superimposed inclined magazines, oneprovided with grooves to receive upper case type and the other providedwith grooves to receive lower case type, each magazine provided with aseries of type discharge openings at the lower ends of said grooves, avertical transfer chute below the type discharge openings in the lowermagazine, means in each opening against which the front type of eachcolumn of type in said grooves is held in said opening by the weight ofthat column of type, a series of keys, two sets of hammers for each key,one set of hammers for the upper magazine and the other set of hammersfor the lower magazine, a pivoted shift member, one set of hammers beingpivotally connected at their rear ends to one free end of the shiftmember, and the other set of hammers being pivotally connected at theirinner ends to the other free end of the shift member, the hammers of theupper set being slidingly con-- nected at'their middle portions to thehammers of the lower set, a connection between each lower hammer and itscorresponding key, a shift key lever, and a connection between saidshift key lever and the shift member to rock the latter to place one setof hammers in position to eject type from one magazine and forsimultaneously withdrawing the other set of hammers from a type engagingposition.

8. In a type-setting machine, a pair of superimposed inclined magazines,one provided with grooves to receive upper case type and the otherprovided with grooves to receive lower case type, each magazine providedwith a series of type discharge openings at the lower ends of saidgrooves, a set of hammers for forcing type through the openings in theupper magazine, a second set of hammers for forcing type through theopenings in the lower magazine, a pivoted shift member to one free endof which the hammers of one set are secured and to the other free end ofwhich the hammers of the other set are secured, each lower hammer formedwith an upper elongated slot and a lower elongated slot, a projection oneach upper hammer, a pin on each projection entering the upper slot inthe hammer below it, an operating lever for each lower hammer, piv otedat its lower end, a foot portion on the upper end of each operatinglever, a stud on said foot portion entering the slot in a respectivelower hammer, a series of key levers, a line connection between thelower end of the foot portion of each operating lever and a respectivekey lever, coil. return springs secured to said operating levers toreturn them to a normal position after they have been depressed by saidkey levers, a shift key lever, and a connection between the latter andthe shift bar for the purpose specified.

9. In a type-setting machine, a pair of superimposed inclined magazines,one provided with grooves to receive upper case type and the otherprovided with groves to receive lower case type, a

type discharge comb secured to the front end of each magazine, the uppercomb formed with a type discharge opening at the front end of eachgroove, the lower comb formed with two rows of spaced openings, eachopening in the upper row adapted to receive type from each groove in thelower magazine, the openings in the front row of the lower comb beingdirectly below'the type discharge openings in the upper comb, a typechute belowthe openings in the lower comb, and ejecting means forforcing type from the upper comb through the front openings in the lowercomb into the type chute, and type from the lower comb directly intosaid chute.

10. In a type-setting machine, a pair of superimposed inclinedmagazines, one provided with grooves to receive upper case type and theother provided with grooves to receive lower case type, a type dischargecomb secured to the front end of each magazine, each comb provided withhammer receiving slots in its front face, opposite the front ends of themagazine grooves, type retaining members at the front ends of the slotsin the upper comb, partition type retaining members in the middleportions of the slots in the lower comb, the spaces in front of saidpartition members being directly under the type receiving spaces in theupper comb, a type chute below the lower comb, hammer shifting means, aset of type hammers carried by the shifting means for entrance into theslots of the upper comb to force type therefrom through the slots infront of the partition members in the lower comb into the transferchute, and a second set of hammers carried by said shifting means forentrance into the slots in the lower comb to force type from theirpositions against the rear faces of said partition members directly intothe type chute.

11. In a type-setting machine, a pair of superimposed inclinedmagazines, one provided with grooves to receive upper case type and theother provided with grooves to receive lower case type, a type dischargecomb secured to the front end of each magazine, vertical ribs on thefront face of each comb, the ribs on the lower comb being wider thanthose on the upper comb, the space between the ribs being opposite themagazine grooves, straddle type-retaining inserts secured to the rearupper portions of the ribs in the upper comb, a slotted cover plateattached to theupper comb in front of said inserts, straddletype-retaining inserts secured to the middle top portions of the ribs onthe lower comb, a slotted cover plate attached to the front face of thelower comb, the type receiving slots in the upper comb registering withthe spaces between the inserts and the cover plate in the lower comb, atype chute below the latter, hammer shifting means,,a set of typehammers carried by the shifting means for entrance into the slots of theupper comb to force type therefrom through the front slots in the lowercomb, into the transfer chute, and a second set of hammers carried bysaid shifting means for entrance into the slots in the lower comb toforce type from their positions against the rear faces of the partitioninserts directly into the type chute.

12. In a type-setting machine, a supporting frame, a pair ofsuperimposed magazines mounted on the top portion of said frame, oneprovided with grooves to receive upper case type and the other providedwith grooves to receive lower case type, a shift bar pivotally securedin said frame, in front of said magazines, the upper face of said shiftbar formed with two parallel rows of hammer slots, said bar providedwith oppositely disposed grooves in its ends, a hammer shaft secured ineach groove, a set of hammers pivotally secured at their rear ends toone hammer shaft, a hammer for each slot in one row, to eject type fromone magazine when their free ends are moved downwardly, and a second setof hammers, one for each slot in the other row, to eject type from theother magazine when their free ends are moved downwardly, and means forrocking the hammer shift bar to project one set of hammers into a typeejecting position withrespect to their magazine, and. simultaneously towithdraw the other set ofhammers from a type ejecting position withrespect to the other magazine.

- 13. A. type magazine. comprising a pair of side members,bottomreinforcing plates securedcbe tween said side members, vanessecured to the top portions of said plates to providetypereceivinggrooves between them, and a type discharge comb secured to the frontreinforcing plate, and having type-discharge openings therein at thefront ends of the grooves between the vanes to receive type therefrom.

14.- A type'setting machine comprising a supporting frame, a magazinereceiving structure at the top portion of said frame, a pair oftypecontaining magazines removably mounted, one above the other, and inaninclined manner, upon said structure, akeyboard mounted in the lowerportion of said supporting frame, a type chase also mounted in thelatter, ,a transfer chute secured in said frame between thelowerrnagazine and the type chase, a hammer shift device pivotallymounted in said frame below the front ends of said. magazines, a set of.type-ejecting hammers for each magazine, carried by the hammer shiftdevice, type keys and shift keys in said keyboard, connectionsbetweenthe shift keys and the harm mer shift device to project ne. set ofhammers into a type ejecting position with respect to its magazine andtowithdraw the other set of hammei's from a type ejecting position withrespect to its magazine, and connections between the type keys and thehammers to operate the latter when the keys are depressed.

15. In a type-setting machine, a magazine pro vided with type receivinggrooves and two grooves to receive spacing quads, a pair of members forejecting said quads, one member for each quad groove, a pair of levers,one lever connected with each ejecting rnember to actuate the latter, aspace bar in front of said levers, and shiftable means on said space barfor engagement with one or the other of said levers to actuate aselected quad ejecting member when the space bar is dep'resse'd.

16. A type turning member for type-setting machines, comprising a throatblock divided in two sections, one section formed with a recessedportion in its inner face, the other section havinga recessed portion inits inner face, a twisted type tube projecting downwardly through'therecessed portion of the last named section, and fitting into therecessed porti of the first section when said sections are united,andmeans for connecting said sections together.

17. In a type-setting machine, a supporting frame comprising fourconnected legs, a keyboard supported between the two front legs, a typechase and ejector assembly supported diagonally be" tween a' front andtwo rear legs of saidframe, a type containing magazine supported in aninclined manner upon the top'of said frame, a composing boardimmediately below the front end of said key operated means for ejec intype from said magazine into the composing board, and a type turningthroat block between the lower end of the composing board and theejector assembly.

18. In a type-setting machine, a supporting frame. a type composin boardsecured vertically within the front portion of said frame, and formedwith type-receiving openings in its top, a pair of superimposed typecontaining magazines,

a type delivery member having two rows of partitioned openingazsecuredto the :front end of the lower magazine, a type delivery member securedto the front end of the upper magazine, the second type delivery memberhaving type discharge openings, and means for securing said magazines onthe supporting frame with the type discharge openings in, the upperdelivery member over the front row of partitioned openings' in the lowertype delivery member, and with the latter member directly over thetypereceiving openings in the composing board.

19. Ina type-setting -machine, a supporting frame, a pair of portablesuperimposed magazines mounted on the top portion of'said-frame, oneprovided with grooves to receive upper-case type and the other providedwith grooves to receive lower case type, a pivoted shift means in frontof said magazines, a set ofhamrnerscarried by said shift means for theejection of type from the upper magazine and a pair of hammers carriedby said shift means for the ejection of type from the lower magazine,means for turn ing said shift means to project one set of hammers into atype ejecting position with respect to its magazine and forsimultaneously withdrawing the other set of hammers from a type engagingposition with respect to its magazine, and means for placing said shiftmeans in a neutral position to permit the removal of the magazine.

20. In a type-setting machine, a supporting frame,'a pair of portablesuperimposed magazines mounted on the top portion of said frame, oneprovided'with grooves to receive upper case type and the other-providedwith grooves to receive lower case type, a pivoted shift means in frontof said magazines, a set of hammers carried by said shift means for theejection of type from the upper magazine and a pair of hammers carriedby said shift means for the ejection of type from the lower magazine, akeyboard case, 133% v a shift key lever in the latter, a connectionbetween said shift lcey lever and the hammer shift means to turn thelatter when the shift key lever is depressed, said keyboard case formedwith a vertical slot to receive said key lever, said vertical slothaving a horizontal offset at its middle portion to receive said shiftkey lever to hold the shift means and the hammers carried thereby in aneutral position to permit the removal of the magazines.

21. A-chase holder for type-setting machines, comprising a support, ashaft secured to said support, a pair of discs formed with V-shapednotches, on said shaft, to support a chase segment, and a rod adapted tobe inserted in said 1" frame, over the notches in said discs, to supporta flat chase when the chase segment has been removed.

22. In a type-setting machine, the combination of a plurality of typecases, ejectingmembers adapted to engage thev endmost typetherein,operatingconnections between the keyboard and ejecting members,and shift mechanism acting on. the ejecting members to ad- Vance one andwithdraw the other according p,-

for individual type, two sets of ejecting devices for operating on thetype in the channels of the respective cases, mechanism for operatingtwo ejecting devices of different sets simultaneously, and shiftmechanism adapted to move the ejecting device for rendering one or theother ejecting device ineffective.

25. In a type-setting machine, the combination of two channeled typecases, and each having channels side by side, two sets of ejectinghammers adapted to act on type in the corresponding channel and ejectthe same therefrom, and mechanism operated by the keyboard for movingthe two hammers corresponding to a key when the key is operated. e

26. In a type-setting machine, the combination of two channeled typecases, located one above the other in inclined position and each havingchannels side by side, two sets of ejecting hammers adapted to movedownwardly onto the end-most type in the corresponding channel and ejectthe same, a chute down which the type may travel when ejected, akeyboard, mechanism operated thereby for moving the two hammerscorresponding to a key when the key is operated, and shift mechanism forrendering one or the other set of hammers idle.

27. The combination of two type cases, a common chute, individualpassageways from respective type cases joining and discharging into saidchute, a passageway from the more distant case, moving past the end ofthe nearer case, and means adapted to extend through the latterpassageway for ejecting the type from the nearer case.

' 28. In type-setting machine, the combination of two type cases, twosets of ejecting hammers operating on the respective cases, two barscarrying the repective sets of hammers, said bars being connected andparallel to make a frame intermediately pivoted on an axis parallel withthe bars, and means for rocking the frame on its axis to cause eitherset of hammers to be active.

29. The combination of two type cases, two ejection devices therefor,connected together, means for operating the ejectiondevices as a unit,and means acting on'the ejecting devices for rendering either of saiddevices ineffective and the other effective.

30. The combination of two type cases, each composed of a number ofchannels, two sets of ejecting hammers, the corresponding hammersiof thetwo sets being linked together, and connections between the keys and theindividual hammers of one set, whereby said keys may simultaneouslyoperate both hammers, and means for rendering either 'set of keys idle,notwithstanding its operation.

31. In a type-setting machine, the combination of an inclined type casehaving channels down which type may slide by gravity, a series ofindividual hammers for positively shoving the end-most type from thecorresponding channel, a keyboard having key levers, and mechanicalconnections between the key levers and the hammers.

32. In a type-setting machine, the combination of an inclined type casehaving'channels down which type may slide by gravity to the lower end ofthe type case, ejecting mechanism for knocking the endmost type out ofthe line and into a chute down which it may descend by gravity, akeyboard having key levers, and wires and springs connecting the keylevers with the ejecting hammers.

33. The combination of a gravitational type case, means for frictionallysupporting the endmost type, a set of hammers, a set of key levers,mechanical'connections between the key levers and the respectivehammers, means for causing the corresponding hammer to act downwardly onthe endmost type and knock it free from the line thereof so that suchtype may pass downwardly by gravity into the chute.

34. In a type-setting machine, the combination of a case having aplurality'of channels, a manual operating member, means actuatablethereby for ejecting type from either of said channels, and a shiftingdevice mounted on the operating member for determining which channelshall be active, said device being readily movable by the operators handwhile on said operating member.

35. In a type-setting machine, the combination of a case having aplurality of channels for holding space type, a keyboard having a spacebar, means for ejecting spaces from either of said type channels by theoperation of the space bar, and a shifting device mounted on a space barfor determining which channel shall be active.

36. In a type case, the combination of an upright frame, a type case atthe top thereof, a keyboard at the front thereof, a type receivingsegment located at an oblique angle within the lower portion of theframe, mechanism operated by the keys for discharging type from thecase, and means for conducting the discharged type to the segment andtwisting it during the discharge sufliciently to present it at anoblique angle to the end of the segment, and means for shoving such typeonto the segment. r

37; In a type-setting machine, the combination 1/0 of a plurality oftype cases, mechanism for ejecting type therefrom, a shift key adaptedto render the ejecting mechanism active for either type case, and meansfor holding'the shift key in an intermediate neutral position with theejecting mechanism in a neutral position to permit'the removal of thetype cases.

38. In a type-settng machine, the combination of two type cases, twosets of ejecting hammers for coacting with the respective cases,mechanism for operating both of said hammers as a unit, a shiftingdevice for withdrawing one set of hammers and rendering the other setactive to select a case according to the position of the shiftingdevice, and means for retaining the shifting device in an intermediateneutral position to hold botli'sets of hammers withdrawn.

FRANK H. POEPPELMEIER. M0

DISCLAIMER 1,975,799. F1"ank H. Poeppelmet'er, Dayton, Ohio.TYPE-SETTING MACHINE. Patent dated October 9, 1934. Disclaimer filedOctober 10, 1934, by the assignee, Set-O-Type Manufacturing Company.

Hereby enters this disclaimer to those claims which are 1n the followingWords, to wit:

15. In a type-setting machine, a magazine provided with type receivinggrooves and two grooves to receive spacing quads, a pair of members forejecting said quads, one member for each quad groove, a pair of levers,one lever connected with each ejecting member to actuate the latter, aspace bar in front of said levers, and shiftable means on said space barfor engagement with one or the other of said levers to actuate aselected quad ejecting member when the space bar is depressed.

34. In a type-setting machine, the combination of a case having aplurality of channels, a manual operating member, means actuable therebyfor ejecting type from either of said channels, and a shifting devicemounted on the operating member for determining which channel shall beactive, said device being readily movable by the operators hand while onsaid operating member.

-35. In a type-setting machine, the combination of a case having aplurality of channels for holding space type, a keyboard having a spacebar, means for ejecting spaces from either of said type channels by theoperation of the space bar, and a shifting device mounted on a space barfor determining which channel shall be active.

[Ofiieial Gazette October 30, 1 934.]

